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Life expectancy, source comparison in Bolivia

Bolivia: Life expectancy, source comparison was 68.58 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
68.58 years
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
181st
of 236 countries
All-time high
68.58 years
in 2023
All-time low
40.7 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy, source comparison in Bolivia, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Bolivia recorded 68.58 years for life expectancy, source comparison in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy, source comparison in Bolivia peaked at 68.58 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.7 years, in 1950.

Bolivia ranks 181st of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy, source comparison in Bolivia, year by year

Year years Change
1950 40.7 years —
1951 40.93 years +0.6%
1952 41.04 years +0.3%
1953 41.42 years +0.9%
1954 41.69 years +0.6%
1955 41.93 years +0.6%
1956 42.2 years +0.6%
1957 42.43 years +0.5%
1958 42.72 years +0.7%
1959 43.01 years +0.7%
1960 43.34 years +0.8%
1961 43.63 years +0.7%
1962 44 years +0.9%
1963 44.34 years +0.8%
1964 44.67 years +0.8%
1965 45.09 years +0.9%
1966 45.48 years +0.9%
1967 45.9 years +0.9%
1968 46.34 years +1.0%
1969 46.7 years +0.8%
1970 47.1 years +0.9%
1971 47.48 years +0.8%
1972 47.83 years +0.7%
1973 48.28 years +0.9%
1974 48.75 years +1.0%
1975 49.34 years +1.2%
1976 49.97 years +1.3%
1977 50.39 years +0.8%
1978 50.84 years +0.9%
1979 51.35 years +1.0%
1980 51.83 years +0.9%
1981 52.26 years +0.8%
1982 52.51 years +0.5%
1983 52.86 years +0.7%
1984 53.38 years +1.0%
1985 53.78 years +0.7%
1986 54.25 years +0.9%
1987 54.9 years +1.2%
1988 55.51 years +1.1%
1989 56.15 years +1.2%
1990 56.8 years +1.2%
1991 57.44 years +1.1%
1992 57.92 years +0.8%
1993 58.66 years +1.3%
1994 59.28 years +1.1%
1995 59.79 years +0.9%
1996 60.29 years +0.8%
1997 60.74 years +0.8%
1998 61.23 years +0.8%
1999 61.66 years +0.7%
2000 62.06 years +0.7%
2001 62.54 years +0.8%
2002 63.07 years +0.8%
2003 63.45 years +0.6%
2004 63.82 years +0.6%
2005 64.18 years +0.6%
2006 64.53 years +0.5%
2007 64.94 years +0.6%
2008 65.3 years +0.6%
2009 65.66 years +0.5%
2010 66 years +0.5%
2011 66.28 years +0.4%
2012 66.59 years +0.5%
2013 66.78 years +0.3%
2014 66.97 years +0.3%
2015 67.2 years +0.4%
2016 67.39 years +0.3%
2017 67.54 years +0.2%
2018 67.7 years +0.2%
2019 67.82 years +0.2%
2020 62.91 years -7.2%
2021 61.43 years -2.4%
2022 67.43 years +9.8%
2023 68.58 years +1.7%

Bolivia compared with similar countries

  • Bolivia's 68.58 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.65 years, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Bolivia's 68.58 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.34 years, 91% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 41.81 years 40.7 years 43.01 years 10
1960s 44.95 years 43.34 years 46.7 years 10
1970s 49.13 years 47.1 years 51.35 years 10
1980s 53.74 years 51.83 years 56.15 years 10
1990s 59.38 years 56.8 years 61.66 years 10
2000s 63.95 years 62.06 years 65.66 years 10
2010s 67.03 years 66 years 67.82 years 10
2020s 65.09 years 61.43 years 68.58 years 4

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 178 Laos 68.96 years compare
  2. 179 Senegal 68.68 years compare
  3. 180 Eritrea 68.62 years compare
  4. 182 Mauritania 68.48 years compare
  5. 183 Gabon 68.34 years compare
  6. 184 Uganda 68.25 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy, source comparison in Bolivia?
Life expectancy, source comparison in Bolivia was 68.58 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 68.58 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 40.7 years in 1950.
How does Bolivia rank for life expectancy, source comparison?
Bolivia ranks 181st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy, source comparison rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bolivia data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy, source comparison. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy, source comparison
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Period life expectancy at birth.